The officer was shot moments after he pulled over the suspect in Newman, which is located just south of Modesto.

The entire #NYPD is thinking of the family, friends and colleagues of Corporal Ronil Singh, 33, of the Newman Police Department (CA), who was murdered early this morning while conducting a traffic stop — just hours after taking Christmas photos with his wife and son. #NeverForgetpic.twitter.com/iNCNMvhPlI